Trial of the Pyx
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The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trial of the Pyx canonical | 3 |
| Trial of the Pyx jury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T209835 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trial of the Pyx Context triple: [Warden of the Royal Mint, seeAlso, Trial of the Pyx]
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A.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Warden of the Royal Mint
Warden of the Royal Mint was a senior Crown appointment in England responsible for overseeing the security, integrity, and administration of the Royal Mint’s coinage operations.
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C.
Court of Oyer and Terminer
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was a special colonial Massachusetts tribunal notorious for conducting the Salem witch trials of 1692, during which it authorized numerous executions for alleged witchcraft.
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D.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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E.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trial of the Pyx Target entity description: The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
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A.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Warden of the Royal Mint
Warden of the Royal Mint was a senior Crown appointment in England responsible for overseeing the security, integrity, and administration of the Royal Mint’s coinage operations.
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C.
Court of Oyer and Terminer
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was a special colonial Massachusetts tribunal notorious for conducting the Salem witch trials of 1692, during which it authorized numerous executions for alleged witchcraft.
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D.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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E.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremony
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coinage trial ⓘ legal procedure ⓘ |
| appliesTo | coins minted by the Royal Mint ⓘ |
| ceremonialAspect |
attendance by officials of the Royal Mint and Goldsmiths’ Company
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conducted with formal court procedures ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ensures |
compliance of coins with statutory standards
ⓘ
public confidence in the coinage ⓘ |
| field |
British law
ⓘ
metrology ⓘ numismatics ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
assaying of metal fineness
ⓘ
formal verdict on the coinage ⓘ jury deliberation ⓘ selection of sample coins from production batches ⓘ weighing of coins ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | one of the oldest judicial ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| inception | at least the reign of Henry III ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Coinage Act ⓘ |
| location |
Goldsmiths’ Hall
ⓘ
linked to:
Guildhall
Guildhall ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Westminster ⓘ
linked to:
City of Westminster
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| overseenBy |
The Queen’s Remembrancer
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a jury of freemen of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths ⓘ |
| participant |
The Queen’s Remembrancer
ⓘ
The Royal Mint ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Mint
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure coins meet required standards of weight and fineness
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to test newly minted coins for quality and accuracy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British coinage
ⓘ
Royal Mint ⓘ |
| startTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| supervisingBody |
The Royal Mint
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Mint
|
| testedProperty |
composition of coins
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diameter of coins ⓘ metal fineness of coins ⓘ quality of striking ⓘ weight of coins ⓘ |
| usesObject |
Pyx box
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assay balances ⓘ trial plates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trial of the Pyx Description of subject: The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.